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and mentally rested, as it will be the basis for a diagnosis
and regulation of the patient's medical treatment.
RED: lack of haemodynamic stability
It is very probable that the systolic and diastolic blood pres-
sures have not been measured whilst the patient is at rest
and the resting blood pressure measurement has therefore
been distorted.
Repeat the measurement after a rest and relaxation period
of at least five minutes. Go to a sufficiently quiet and com-
fortable spot and remain there calmly; close your eyes,
breathe deeply and evenly and try to relax.
If the next measurement also shows insufficient stabi-
lity, you can repeat the measurement after another resting
period. If the measurements continue to show some instabi-
lity, identify these blood pressure measurements as having
been taken when the circulatory system had not been suffi-
ciently rested.
In this case, nervousness or inner anxiety may be the cause
and this cannot be cured by brief periods of rest. Existing
cardiac arrhythmias may also prevent a stable blood pres-
sure measurement.
A lack of resting blood pressure can have various causes,
such as physical or mental strain or distraction, speaking or
experiencing cardiac arrhythmias during the blood pressure
measurement.
In an overwhelming number of cases, the HSD diagno-
sis will give a very good guide as to whether the circula-
tory system is rested when taking the measurement. Cer-
tain patients suffering from cardiac arrhythmia or chronic
mental conditions can remain haemodynamically unsta-
ble in the long-term, something which persists even after
repeated periods of rest. The accuracy of the resting blood
pressure results is reduced in these users. Like any medical
measurement method, the precision of the HSD diagnosis is
limited and can lead to incorrect results in some cases. The
blood pressure measurements taken when the circulatory
system was at rest represent particularly reliable results.
NOTE:
This standard, however, is a general guideline as an
individual's blood pressure varies among different people,
age groups, etc. Please consult your physician for proper
diagnosis.
The bar graph in the display and the scale on the unit indi-
cate the range of the blood pressure which has been recor-
ded.
NOTE:
If the values for systolic and diastolic pressure are in two
different WHO ranges (e.g. systolic in the pre-hypertension
range and diastolic pressure in the normal range) the gra-
phic WHO classification on the unit indicates the higher
range (pre-hypertension in the example described).
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